My Name: Date: Back to Assignment page INTERVIEWING SOMEONE FOR YOUR BIOGRAPHY
The Biography of __
You need to decide what information you want to include in your Biography. You will want to write the important and interesting things about your chosen person. Below are the questions which our third graders thought of. Ask the questions which you find most interesting. You may ask other questions, too, or the adult you are interviewing may tell you other things which you decide to write down and share with your readers.
You may choose to practise your note-taking skills when you write down the answers, or you may decide to write full sentences; it’s up to you. You will be writing up the Biography in school.
If possible, ask for up to 3 photos of your chosen person from their childhood, early adulthood and recently. You may also draw a portrait of them. (Photos may be scanned at school and returned, if necessary.)
When and where were you born?
Where did you live as a child?
What were you like as a child?
What was your life like as a child?
Where did you go to school?
Can you tell me any interesting/funny/exciting childhood stories?
Who were your friends?
What did you look like?
What job did you want when you were a teenager?
Where did you live and go to school?
What were you like at school and outside?
Where did you go to college?
What, when and where was your first job?
Where did you meet your wife or husband?
When did you finish college?
What was your life like?
Who were your friends?
Can you tell me any funny/interesting/exciting stories?
Why and when did you move to…(Luxembourg)?
What is your job?
How have you changed as you’ve grown up?
Where do you live?
How many children do you have?
What is your favourite colour?
What are your hobbies and interests?
What makes you happy, angry or sad?
What would I be most surprised or amazed to know about you?
INTERVIEWING SOMEONE FOR YOUR BIOGRAPHY
The Biography of __
You need to decide what information you want to include in your Biography. You will want to write the important and interesting things about your chosen person. Below are the questions which our third graders thought of. Ask the questions which you find most interesting. You may ask other questions, too, or the adult you are interviewing may tell you other things which you decide to write down and share with your readers.
You may choose to practise your note-taking skills when you write down the answers, or you may decide to write full sentences; it’s up to you. You will be writing up the Biography in school.
If possible, ask for up to 3 photos of your chosen person from their childhood, early adulthood and recently. You may also draw a portrait of them. (Photos may be scanned at school and returned, if necessary.)
When and where were you born?
Where did you live as a child?
What were you like as a child?
What was your life like as a child?
Where did you go to school?
Can you tell me any interesting/funny/exciting childhood stories?
Who were your friends?
What did you look like?
What job did you want when you were a teenager?
Where did you live and go to school?
What were you like at school and outside?
Where did you go to college?
What, when and where was your first job?
Where did you meet your wife or husband?
When did you finish college?
What was your life like?
Who were your friends?
Can you tell me any funny/interesting/exciting stories?
Why and when did you move to…(Luxembourg)?
What is your job?
How have you changed as you’ve grown up?
Where do you live?
How many children do you have?
What is your favourite colour?
What are your hobbies and interests?
What makes you happy, angry or sad?
What would I be most surprised or amazed to know about you?